Good morning! I had my surgery 2 weeks ago today on August 4th, and am officially down 26lbs! I also survived my first social setting...I went to a wedding yesterday and was able to resist BBQ, cake and alcohol all just by will power! I sipped a water and a few sips of lemonade and I was fine! I get to move on to full liquids today so I'm excited to try some food other than broths, protein shakes and clear liquids lol. How are all of you other August sleevers doing?!

Edited August 18, 201411 yr by TRock82

@@TRock82, Hi, I am pre-op and have a tentative surgery date to be sleeved September 22nd. I am seriously nervous more than ever in my life. On a normal day I love to drink at least 4-5 16.9oz bottles of Deer Park spring Water and I am scared that I will become dehydrated because I will not be able to get my water intake. Are you or did you have any trouble getting your fluids down? Also has your appetite decreased or are you hungry at times as before? If you can walk me through your first week events that would be a great help because I am thinking to pull out of the surgery and go to Canada or somewhere for the intragastric ballooning or something other than loosing my stomach almost completely. This is very scary and I just need to hear from someone like you that has done it and is going through it. The pros and cons of it. I have watched Youtube videos and they've scared me more lol. Anytime you get a chance I really appreciate it .

I think most people get pre surgery jitters of some kind. After the recovery time most people are glad they went ahead. Everyone's experience is different as you can see by reading the posts. I was sleeved 8/25 and each day has been a little better. The first day when I woke up I thought, "geeze this is permenant". You must do what is best for you. Personally I'm glad I did it. Good luck no patter what!

WOW! I'm proud of you TRock82! You give me hope. My birthday is coming up in 2 weeks and I just had my sleeve last week. But hearing your awesome Will power gives me hope

How's the post op going?

@@TRock82, Hi, I am pre-op and have a tentative surgery date to be sleeved September 22nd. I am seriously nervous more than ever in my life. On a normal day I love to drink at least 4-5 16.9oz bottles of Deer Park spring Water and I am scared that I will become dehydrated because I will not be able to get my water intake. Are you or did you have any trouble getting your fluids down? Also has your appetite decreased or are you hungry at times as before? If you can walk me through your first week events that would be a great help because I am thinking to pull out of the surgery and go to Canada or somewhere for the intragastric ballooning or something other than loosing my stomach almost completely. This is very scary and I just need to hear from someone like you that has done it and is going through it. The pros and cons of it. I have watched Youtube videos and they've scared me more lol. Anytime you get a chance I really appreciate it .

I know the feeling. I was nervous when I was going through the process, but was oddly, completely calm the night before and the day of surgery. Surgery day to me was a blur. After getting checked in and blood work done I remember sitting in the pre surgery bays with my mom and just talking. When they took me back I was talked through everything and even joked with my Dr. The anesthesiologist told me to count backwards from 20 and I got to 17 and then I woke up in recovery. My pain was non-existent post op. I was up walking several times through the day and night. I wasn't able to drink anything until 1 day post op, so I had an IV at first. I was scared to try anything but took my time and was able to tolerate some broth and Protein Gelatin. I went home to my mom's for a day and then back home with the husband and kids. Day 2 i had incision pain but it was controllable with medication. It took me about 2 weeks before I didn't feel like sleeping all day, which is normal because your body just went through a major operation and is trying to heal. All in all, I don't regret it. I tried to eat bread and got sick, so I don't even crave it anymore. I have hit a slight plateau due to a small case of dehydration and I'm lifting weights in the gym now, so I'm not expecting the scale to go down as much day to day. I'm in Oklahoma, where it was 102 a couple weeks ago and I walked outside a lot since that was the only exercise I could do, so my Dr. thinks the dehydration was due to that. Other than that episode, I have had no problems getting my fluids in and just remember to sip, sip, sip! Big gulps hurt! I hope this helps! Best decision I've made! Sending well wishes for you and just know that you'll make the right choice for you!

WOW! I'm proud of you TRock82! You give me hope. My birthday is coming up in 2 weeks and I just had my sleeve last week. But hearing your awesome Will power gives me hope

Thank you! It can be tough, I had 2 bites of banana cream pie on my stepson's birthday, but my tastebuds are different now. I don't binge on sweets, I try to enjoy the taste and take my time. It's still odd to my brain, but it's working so far! How are you feeling since surgery?

How's the post op going?

So far so good! Except for one minor case of dehydration (see my long response above), I have never felt better! Already having to find smaller clothes and lifting weights 3-4 times a week. I really want to make a concerted effort to tone, so that maybe it'll help with skin firming in the future, but we'll see what happens! I'm down a little over 31lbs and keeping on! I had my post op and my Dr. was very happy with where I was! How are you?

I went to a local support group and the people said they were back at their desk jobs after a few days. Would you say that's right?